Soccer Insider Archive: U.S. men's national team

Carlos Tevez, out of favor with Coach Sergio Batista, was not included on Argentina's roster for the March 26 friendly vs. the United States at the New Meadowlands Stadium and a meeting at Costa Rica three days later. Sergio Aguero was also omitted. Lionel Messi is in. The U.S. roster...

Greetings from central North Carolina, where I've stopped for the day/night after spending much of the week with D.C. United in Charleston, S.C. I'm not fond of long drives, but because of college basketball responsibilities in Richmond last weekend and the need for flexibility in getting home for Selection Sunday,...

Charlie Davies, on loan to D.C. United this season, continues to make strides in his effort to revitalize a career shattered by a serious car accident near Washington in October 2009. Davies has played regularly for United in preseason, but from my observations and the club's playing rotations and partnerships,...

*In Portugal, the U.S. women's national team won the Algarve Cup for the eighth time with a 4-2 victory over Iceland. The Americans' next match is April 2 at England. *U.S. defender Oguchi Onyewu, a center back throughout his career, on playing left back for Twente: "Obviously it's not my...

FIFA's world rankings show world champion Spain remaining at the top of the list, followed by Netherlands, Germany, Argentina, Brazil, England, Uruguay, Croatia, Portugal and Greece. While it's fun to scan the full results, they should, as usual, be taken with a pinch of salt. (Croatia and Greece in the...

The United States will play Canada in Detroit, Panama in Tampa and Guadeloupe in Kansas City, Kan., in the group stage of this summer's Gold Cup, CONCACAF announced Tuesday. Should the Americans win their group or finish second, they would play a quarterfinal at Washington's RFK Stadium on June 19....